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ERIC Number: EJ599436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-3501
What Lexical Information Do L2 Learners Select in a CALL Dictionary and How Does It Affect Word Retention?
Laufer, Batia
Language Learning & Technology, v3 n2 p58-76 Jan 2000
Investigates use of a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) dictionary and how well words looked up are remembered. The dictionary information has been incorporated into a CALL program that was comprised of a text, highlighted low-frequency words, and provided access to different lexical information about these words. Subjects were English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) university learners in Hong Kong and Israel. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Research, Retention (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong; Israel